This guy would sell his soul to the devil to keep power.
Translation:
The amnesty bill agreed by the PSOE with the pro-independence and nationalist formations erases the responsibility of all the acts that were typified as crimes or as conducts determining administrative or accounting responsibility linked to the consultation held in Catalonia on November 9, 2014 and the referendum of October 1, 2017, both declared unconstitutional. Specifically, it covers all acts “that were carried out between January 1, 2012 and November 13, 2023”.
Thus, although no names or mention of specific cases are included, the measure of grace will apply not only to the leaders of ERC and Junts, Oriol Junqueras and Carles Puigdemont, along with the main pro-independence leaders (councilors and deputies), but also to the directors of schools where the ballot boxes were installed on 1-0 and also to the police officers who acted during the voting day, in addition to those indicted for participating in the actions of the CDR and Tsunami Democràtic. In total, it is estimated that 309 defendants and 73 agents may benefit. Pedro Sánchez’s party presents this initiative as a decisive and necessary step in favor of “a higher interest: that of political coexistence”.
In addition, it makes an implicit reference to the case of the former president of the Generalitat who took refuge in the Belgian city of Waterloo to evade the action of Justice by stating that “the search and arrest warrants and imprisonment of the persons to whom this amnesty applies, as well as the national, European and international arrest warrants will be without effect”. It also establishes that the judicial decisions for the fulfillment of the law will be adopted “with preferential
and urgent character, whatever the state of processing of the administrative procedure or of the judicial or accounting process in question”, and “in the maximum term of two months, without prejudice to the subsequent appeals, which will not have suspensive effects”, which in practice shields that the courts cannot stop the immediate return of the pro-independence leader.
“The amnesty covers not only the organization and celebration of the consultation and the referendum, but also other possible illicit acts that have a deep connection with them, such as the preparatory acts, the different protest actions to allow their celebration or to show opposition to the prosecution or conviction of those responsible, including also the assistance, collaboration, advice or representation of any kind, protection and security to those responsible, as well as all the acts object of the present law that accredit a political, social and institutional tension that this norm aspires to solve”, collaboration, advice or representation of any kind, protection and security to those responsible, as well as all the acts object of the present law that accredit a political, social and institutional tension that this norm aspires to solve”, specifies the text, of 23 pages, that has been registered in person this afternoon in the Congress only with the signature of the PSOE.
What the bill does not include is the explicit mention of the concept of lawfare, which would come to justify that there was judicial persecution for political reasons in the field of the procés, a word that does appear in the pact for the investiture of Sánchez signed between the PSOE and Junts and that has triggered a wave of protests by judicial and professional groups of all kinds. The European Union has warned, in turn, that it will act “implacably” if any modification is proposed that involves a review by the political power of the decisions of the courts, although the bill also does not mention the commissions of inquiry in Parliament on court rulings that are included in the political agreement.
Although the intention of the PSOE was that the text should bear the signature of all its investiture partners, it has finally registered it in the Congress at 17.57 hours -three minutes before the closing time- only with its own signature and without any member of the parliamentary group having carried out the procedure, which has led to the initial confusion that it could not have been presented in person. PNV sources have subsequently indicated that they have reviewed it and that, “in general terms” they are “in agreement”, but that they have not added their signature because “the negotiating parties have not required it”, an extreme that the socialists have not confirmed.
Some people will say “It’s for the Great good, it’s better than letting PP and Far Right make a government”.
Personally I would prefer another election than this bullshit.
Not even Spanish but this is really embarassing. This guy seems really desperate to have power
For 7 votes they disgrace spain.
This government now has the opportunity and the responsibility of finally healing the wound opened by the catalan independentistas and Rajoy’s government in 2017.
If the gamble pays off and the political situation in Catalonia goes back to normal, I bet this will be seen in the future as a brave step forward.
In the next election (2024), PSOE won’t win more than 100 seats for sure and PP-VOX coalition will have a supermajority in the Congreso de los Diputados for the next 10 years.
It’s incredible how Europe makes the freedom and self-determination of peoples its basis, but if a European population wants to self-determine then these do not apply.
Apologies if I misunderstand the situation, but wasn’t it a peaceful attempt at declaring independence?
They should let them be independent for a while. It would be a greater downfall for Cataluña then the Brexit for the UK.
It’s funny how the PP astroturfers are spamming this sub in a desperate attempt to turn Europe against the Spanish government. Outside Spain almost nobody cares about this stuff. You will get nothing but apathy.
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RIP INRI rule of law in Spain.
This guy would sell his soul to the devil to keep power.
Translation:
The amnesty bill agreed by the PSOE with the pro-independence and nationalist formations erases the responsibility of all the acts that were typified as crimes or as conducts determining administrative or accounting responsibility linked to the consultation held in Catalonia on November 9, 2014 and the referendum of October 1, 2017, both declared unconstitutional. Specifically, it covers all acts “that were carried out between January 1, 2012 and November 13, 2023”.
Thus, although no names or mention of specific cases are included, the measure of grace will apply not only to the leaders of ERC and Junts, Oriol Junqueras and Carles Puigdemont, along with the main pro-independence leaders (councilors and deputies), but also to the directors of schools where the ballot boxes were installed on 1-0 and also to the police officers who acted during the voting day, in addition to those indicted for participating in the actions of the CDR and Tsunami Democràtic. In total, it is estimated that 309 defendants and 73 agents may benefit. Pedro Sánchez’s party presents this initiative as a decisive and necessary step in favor of “a higher interest: that of political coexistence”.
In addition, it makes an implicit reference to the case of the former president of the Generalitat who took refuge in the Belgian city of Waterloo to evade the action of Justice by stating that “the search and arrest warrants and imprisonment of the persons to whom this amnesty applies, as well as the national, European and international arrest warrants will be without effect”. It also establishes that the judicial decisions for the fulfillment of the law will be adopted “with preferential
and urgent character, whatever the state of processing of the administrative procedure or of the judicial or accounting process in question”, and “in the maximum term of two months, without prejudice to the subsequent appeals, which will not have suspensive effects”, which in practice shields that the courts cannot stop the immediate return of the pro-independence leader.
“The amnesty covers not only the organization and celebration of the consultation and the referendum, but also other possible illicit acts that have a deep connection with them, such as the preparatory acts, the different protest actions to allow their celebration or to show opposition to the prosecution or conviction of those responsible, including also the assistance, collaboration, advice or representation of any kind, protection and security to those responsible, as well as all the acts object of the present law that accredit a political, social and institutional tension that this norm aspires to solve”, collaboration, advice or representation of any kind, protection and security to those responsible, as well as all the acts object of the present law that accredit a political, social and institutional tension that this norm aspires to solve”, specifies the text, of 23 pages, that has been registered in person this afternoon in the Congress only with the signature of the PSOE.
What the bill does not include is the explicit mention of the concept of lawfare, which would come to justify that there was judicial persecution for political reasons in the field of the procés, a word that does appear in the pact for the investiture of Sánchez signed between the PSOE and Junts and that has triggered a wave of protests by judicial and professional groups of all kinds. The European Union has warned, in turn, that it will act “implacably” if any modification is proposed that involves a review by the political power of the decisions of the courts, although the bill also does not mention the commissions of inquiry in Parliament on court rulings that are included in the political agreement.
Although the intention of the PSOE was that the text should bear the signature of all its investiture partners, it has finally registered it in the Congress at 17.57 hours -three minutes before the closing time- only with its own signature and without any member of the parliamentary group having carried out the procedure, which has led to the initial confusion that it could not have been presented in person. PNV sources have subsequently indicated that they have reviewed it and that, “in general terms” they are “in agreement”, but that they have not added their signature because “the negotiating parties have not required it”, an extreme that the socialists have not confirmed.
Some people will say “It’s for the Great good, it’s better than letting PP and Far Right make a government”.
Personally I would prefer another election than this bullshit.
Not even Spanish but this is really embarassing. This guy seems really desperate to have power
For 7 votes they disgrace spain.
This government now has the opportunity and the responsibility of finally healing the wound opened by the catalan independentistas and Rajoy’s government in 2017.
If the gamble pays off and the political situation in Catalonia goes back to normal, I bet this will be seen in the future as a brave step forward.
In the next election (2024), PSOE won’t win more than 100 seats for sure and PP-VOX coalition will have a supermajority in the Congreso de los Diputados for the next 10 years.
It’s incredible how Europe makes the freedom and self-determination of peoples its basis, but if a European population wants to self-determine then these do not apply.
Apologies if I misunderstand the situation, but wasn’t it a peaceful attempt at declaring independence?
They should let them be independent for a while. It would be a greater downfall for Cataluña then the Brexit for the UK.
It’s funny how the PP astroturfers are spamming this sub in a desperate attempt to turn Europe against the Spanish government. Outside Spain almost nobody cares about this stuff. You will get nothing but apathy.